Cron Historical Soc
Pi:b!lc Auditorium ,
The WcatherJ
(Minimum JIHlll'(lllJ' IT
Minimum (mill)'
Forty-idulilh Ycnr,
Dally Tmrlaoiilh Year.
InclictfTients Returned at Chicago
Against Pronators (or Fraudulent
' Operntlom 50.000 Persons Vic
timized Bv Buying Stock No Au
tos Made and Only Few Assembled.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1. Mnre than
$5,000,000 la ulluKud to hnvo boon
fraudulently oblnliind thru itiluo
jI tho mail In an Indictment return
ed hiiro today agulnnl thlrtiioii off!
cnra and promoter or tlio I'un-.Motor
company, ft Dnlnwnro oorpurallon,
with a plant at St. Cloud, Minn. It In
cbanu that no, 000 punton were- vie
tlm by buyliiK atock In tho concern
Thoo Indicted ara Hntnucl C. Pan
dolfo. president ot tho compnny;
Joliu lliirrllt, Normaii A, Htraol, an
attorney; (IvorKO lloldmnn, Oharlo
it. Schwab, CliarloM F. I.ndduor, FHnl
Hchllpln, Charles F. llunnull, (loorito
F. llnnncoin, Hugh Kvnii, II. C
ltovln, Jr., II. 8. Wlglo und Peter It.
Plilelnvnn.
Ot tlio defendant, Strcot and
lloldmnn nuildo In Chlrugo, Wlglo'a
homo in In Hpokuno and tho other
nil claim Ht. Cloud an residence.
Thuro aro aliiht count In tho in
tllilnmnt. Thoy allege that tlio com
pany baa not boon making automo
bile, trunk and tractor, a ropro-
Mantod by tho promnlar, but hn an
womblod only it row niuchluo; thill
Ktock n( a par vuluo of S3 wn nold
at $10 a Dtinro on tho roproaontuilon
that bait ot thin amount wu to teo a
"workliiK capital" for Imiuodlnto
need ot the concern and tho othor
half a capitalization proper, but
that $," of ouch $10 wan retained by
tho nion under Indlctmont.
OF 35TH DIVISION
COMPLETE. 1733
WARIIIXOTOx. Kcl. , 1. Major
casualties of Ihn U.'itli division (Mix
huuri ii ml Kuiimiih , Niitioiinl (lunrd)
"practically complete" tloiicrul Miirch
unnnunci'd loduv, wore J. ill. I men di
vided n h IoIIowh:
Killml SIMI: died of wound 217
liiisNimr in iii'tion HUH: prisoner 11-
Genernl Mnroli said complete ciih
linltv Htnlihlii'8 on nil divisions would
lio givon out Inliir in tho dnv, but be
011110 tllO CIIHIIUlllOS of llio Il.ilh d
vision bail boon recently iv subject o
HPeaiiliition. lio would nmiounca (Iioho
immodintcly. As to the other report
cd hi'iivv enhiinltie. (lonernl Muri'li
mi id, 15 division in Franco lind huh
titincd louse greater tlmn those o
tho :l."ilh. In Unit list I ho (i:ind( Na
tional Armv negroes) diviHinn, ulso
reported to linvc suffered severely
stood twenty-eighth und tho IKIrd Ui
viNion Htood twentv-fil'th.,
While (lenorul March did not an
nounce tho order of losses for tho en
tiro HhI, it niiiv be Hinted Unit tho
First and Second Regular division,
tho first lo act into notion nnil tho
longest to nerve ill the front, and the
UUtli (Now F.nglund Nntionul Guard)
and tlio 42nd (Huinbow) divisions,
will Htnnd oIoko to tho Ion of the HhI.
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SEATTI.K. I'Vli, 1. Wiwhiiwlon
ovorenmo n fivo noiiil lend which Oro-
aon lind nt the end of tlio first hull'
last nmht nnil took the openiiur ciimo
of tho RorieH, 2(1 to 24. Tho same
team will plnv ucirln lunitrlit.
COHVAUJS, Ore., Jell. J. Tlio
WnHhinaton Stnto colloso hiiKkcthnll
team floored its Rcoond vielorv over
tlio Oreiron Acmes hint inuht bv n
nooro of 41 to 0. WnHhiiiKton pluvs
Hfttltnomnli nt Portland tonmht.
FUEL PRICE CONTROL
DISCONTINUED TODAY
WASIin.ViGTON", Fob. i. The fuol
admlnlatrntlon today dlncontlnuod nil
urico control and much of tliOjBiipcr
vlnlon o,vor dlBtrlbutlon ot coal, coke,
oil and natural rub imdor 1111 order
Hlenod bv Administrator Onrflold
Tho ndmlnlfltnitlnn, liowovor, undor
Ihn l.ever net. cannot illabiind mil II
pouco bun boon declared.
SWINDLERSREAP
OVER5IV1ILLI0NS
1NPAN-M0T0RS
Medford
Troops to
QuellRiots
At Glasgow
GLAHGOW, Kob, l". Thoiia-
uiiiln of troop huvo arrived horo
nnif nautrlim with fixed huyo-
not uro Mliitloncd at ntratoKlo
point uliuut tba city. Kvory-
llilng 1 iiulot till forenoon.
Councillor Hhlpwoll, ono of tho
Hlrlko louder In tlin Clyde dln-
trlct, wa nrreatod till morning.
I.O.S'l)ON', Fob. 1. Thoro I
no ImprovuiiKint In tho ntrlko
4 nltuutlou In tho United KIiik-
iliim today. If unyililiiK thoro
nooinn to bo a probability of tho
(rouble npraudliiK.
4. 4
SYNDICATES!REAP
SAN FUAWI8CO. Fob. 1. A
cIimiii up" of huudreilH of thoimand
of dollar on an uIIckikI I'aclflc connt
and eantorn l.lborly bond ntock unlo
wlndlo wan uiiiilo by A. V. Ilarrett,
arrenlod at Fort Worth, Texua, today
III on. K. C. und F. W. Ilarrott
arrold In Cincinnati lout nlulit, nnil
John ArmntronK, urrcntcd In Kaima
City today, F, II. Morav, chief Innpoc-
tor for tho poat office department
announced today.
The foiir.'Il I churned In fedorul
wnrrnnta, coiiHplrcd to act u brokor
for ull orl of flocurltlea, principally
ftovcrnmont war Inn lie, opened of
fice In Sun Frunclnco, l-o AnKulea
Hvno, Spoknno, Seattle, OKdcn, lien
ver und ninny enntern point, and
then disponed, of tba aoeurltlo on
wholoaale acule without ninkliig uny
roturti. Mono auld.
Many nuino woro uaed by tho nr
ronted men Incliiillnn A. W. Stotaon
company, Socurlty Trunl company
lohony llrokeraito eompnny, C. I'
liennlaon compnny and Kdwardn and
Ilnrrott compuny, tho poatul lunpoc
tor chnrttea.
The men hnvo operated for fifteen
monthn durlnit which a blK forco of
pontofflco Inapoctor ha been trull'
In K (hem, Morne auld.
OF
SAI.HAf, Ore., Feb. 1. Tho pro
poacd conatltullonnl amendment by
lluprenviitntlve (iiilliiKhor of Harney
and Malheur counties, to authorise
tho Btuio to Riiiirunleo dlntrlct reclu
matlon bond, contomplnlo that the
Htnlo ahull Kuaranteo both tho prln
elpul and Intorent on bond Issued.
bill nccompniiylnK tho resolution for
tho nmondinout, would create a com
nilHHlon to punn on the- bond and
innko It optional, uflor Investigation
of a project to bo roclnlmcd, whether
tho alato Khali guarantee tho bonds
Tho commission would b,o composed
ot the governor, socretary of atuto,
alulo trenauror, auporlntendont
of
bunka and ntnlo engineer. All ex
penao Incurred In determining whedi
or 11 projoot la feasible nnil a good
Investment would bo borne by 111
district.
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F:REl
UKUMN, Jan. .11. ( By Aaaoelnt
od I'rcss.) Au order lasucd by C(:
Italnhiirdt. Pruaalnn minister of war,
baa iirouaod open rovoltB on tlio part
of soldiers' council In tho (lemur
army. Tho council ot tho 91 h arm
has declared that It will not oboy th
order mid hnn been Informed that th
government will find nionna to on-
forco It. s
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FOR COMING WEEK
. WASHINGTON, Fob. 1. Weather
prodlctlon for tho week beginning
Monday, Issued by the woutlior bur
eau today are: . :'.
Paclflo Hlalos: Occasional rains
after Monday over northorii districts,
generally fair over aoiilhiirn; nearly
nprnial tonijionilui'e.s,
MEDPOHD, OREGON, SATUIiDAY, FEJ3KUA11Y 1, 3919
2000TROOPSON
STRANDED SHIP
SAFELY LANDED
American Transport Narraqansett
Goes Auround n Isle of Wlulit
60 Americans Alioard. Balance
British Removal Effected While
Steamer Held Fast On Ledge.
TiONDOS'. Feb. 1. Iicport re
eived ut Aiiiericau 11 nn v lieudniiur-
tor hero tin furenooii suv tho Mir
riiuannett in aground about two
mile below Koiitbuninton mid Ik in
no danger. 11 ih exueeted nho will be
flouted without dil'l'ieultv.
Tlio American truiiHport was loaned
to bring iicros the cbiinnel troop
who hiive been given leave. There
were 11I1110M 2.(100 011 lioiird. iiinong
whom were till American who wore
coming to Kngland on leave.
Report from other aoiirecs agree
that the vessel first Htruek off the
Isle of Wight. American iirmv bend-
olilirlers Ihim not been informed, but
it is possible thai I he shin came into
the river below Kouthiiiiinton after
striking outside during the night.
SOITIIAMI'TAX. Knglund. Feb. 1.
(llv llio Assui'intoil Press.) All the
troops on hoard the American tnuiH-
iKirt Niirrngnnsett. which ran ashore
Inst niuht on the ledue off Bcm
Sridge nt the eastern end of the Isle
of Wight, have been removed bv lugs
und the local lifeboats. The removal
was effected while the Mourner held
fast on the ledge, desnitn the snow
stom 11ml high sea Hint prevailed.
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 1. The
American slimmer N'lirrngnnsett was
nssigned in December with the at earn
er Orir.nhu lo work of reputriiition of
prisoners of war.
BKATTI.K. Feb. 1. Henry M.
White, Immigration commissioner.
who I acting us mediator for the de
partment of lubor In tho Scuttle Blil-
yard atrlke, ha Issued a statement
In which he denies a purported Inter
view publlabod in a local paper say
lug that ho thought "an honest rof
erondiim vote had not boon tnkoa by
the striking Seattle shipbuilders.'
Tho statement follow: t
"1 huvo read tho Issue of the Sent,
tlo Daily Times of January 30, rela-
tivo to a purported interview with
mo. Till la my first Information
that I had given any Interview what
ever to a nowBpnpor. I desire to deny
tho statement of facts us contutned
In such alleged Inlorvlew und I hope
that u much publlolty will be given
my donlnl us was given the purpurted
Intorvlew.
"I have dono everything within my
powor us a representative ot tlio de
partment of lubor to bring about In
dustrial ponce In the city of bcnttie,
und I consider it oxtremoly unfortu
nnto thut I should be placed In this
embarrassing position and thus make
the situation more difficult of settle
ment."
STATE POLICE COST
IITAXPAYERS $223,731
SAI.F.M. Fob. LTho houso has
passed u bill legalizing tho oxpondi
turc. of $4lli,U2i. bv tho omvrgenev
board during tlio past vonr. OC the
tolnl e.iimdHure,222,7;il wns ox
Dcuded for llio Oregon military po
lico. Several representatives in vot
ing. exnliiiued that thov would not
hnvo favored allowing the military po
lice Hint amount hud llio question
been brought lieforo I he legislature
us they consider il a "political or
mmiziition."
AMERICANS LANDED
1)10 A I., Kngland, Feb. 1. In addi
tion (o the ill) men from llio American
sleiimer I'inve who worn lauded here
nl'ler their ship 1)roko in two Inst
night, 2!) huvo been landed at- Dover
mid il is believed the remainder huvo
been picked, up by rescue, bouts,
Mael. Tribune
ALUES RETREAT
WEEK'S FIGHTING
Superior Bolshevik Armv Forces
Americans. Russian and British to
Retire Gas. Incendiary Shrapnel
and High Explosive Shells Used for
First Time.
AKC'IIANOKX, Jan. M. (Hv Ihc
Associated Press.) Another violent
attack bv the llolslieviki on the
Aliierieiin. Ilussiun und liritish posi
tions nt Turesevo compelled the hard
pressed and outnumbered little ullicd
column in Ibis sector to withdraw ves
tcrilav iinproxiniutclv 40 miles. lis
new position i at the village of Srd
uiakrengii. The Bolshevik attack followed "a
boul in which gus, inccndiim'. shrup-
nel and high explosive shells were
used. It wns the first tune thut gas
shell bad been employed in this
northern Kiisiiin warfare.
The shells were of Gerinantvpc.
The llolslieviki in the field from the
river llvinii to the Vologda railroad
nrc estimated to number 15.000. They
lire heavilv shelling the new American
lositioh on the ugn river und also
the position on the Tnlens.
The American evacuation of Tnr-
esevo came uiiiv utter a week 01
fighting.
Although attacked nt Taresevo
from fhreo sides and greotlv outnum
bered, the defender held on there un
it vesterdiiv-whcn ft flunking column
of the enemy, with guns, proceeded
norlhwcstwnrd overu winter road and
beeiin an nttiiek on the vilugc of Oora
on I he lino of communication north
ward between Taresevo and Srmnk-
ciil'ii.
The little detachment of British and
Kussinns nt Oora held out until the
American Taresevo force completed
its evacuation. The two forces then
joined, retreating northwurd jn .good
order.
PROTESTS DELAY
BY CONGRESS OF
Washington. Feb. 1. Delnv bv con
gress on the water power development
bill, now deadlocked. between senate
and house conferees, was criticised
in the senate today bv Senator Jones
of Washington, republican, who nrg-.
cd iiction before tho present sessiof
ended. , Disputes between the Semite
and house largely aro technical on le
gal points. Senator Jones said, and
should be casilv adjusted.
F.niietnieiit of the legislation. Sena
tor Jones declared, would cause de
velopment of 2,000.000 horse power
in the western states, reomre an in
vestment of ;i."itl,000,000 and indus
triul plants erected would trivn'ein
plovment to tiOD.OOO operative.-
"Wo of the tar western stntes.
said Mr. Jones, "have progressed
about as fur as we can go without de
velopment of our water power. Given
tho right to develop their water pow
ers, the Pacific const stntes would
iro forward with leaps and hounds. It
is not too much to suv that as a re
suit our population would double
within the next ten venrs. It would
brinir caiiilnl as well as population,
and be of tremendous benefit to the
whole country.
FORSMEN OF 91ST
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1. One
hundred and fifty-seven men and one.
officer of tho 346th field artillery of
tho 91st division wore given a rous
ing "welcome home" demonstration
when thoy arrived here for demobil
ization today. Simultaneously 476
men und fivo officers ot the 13th di
vision who hud been training al
Cump Lewis, arrived ut the demobil
ization camp. V ' '",
LONDON. Feb. 1. There is i
critical situation at llreinen toward
wljiell eitv t minis are advancing from
Merlin. - Demands thut tho eitv be sur-
rendered have been vol used bv work-
ess there, who huvo decided lo defend
it, necordiiig to Copenhagen advices
lo the Kxeluinge Telegraph eonipanv
Hard fightiPS. IS expected,
40 MILES AFTER
BREMEN WORKMEN
M WILL DEFEND CITY
First Division Led
American
Casualties of War
27,762 Yanks Killed in Action. 11.396 Died of Wounds. 14.649 Missing In
Action. 2785 Taken Prisoners. Total 56.592 Major Casualties Sustained
In War Regular Army Divisions Heaviest Losers 26th New England
Suffered Most of National Guard Divisions and 42nd. Rainbow, of
National Armv Negro Divisions Suffered Least.
WASHINOTOS. Feb. 1. An offic
ial tabulation 67 casualties by divis
ions for the American expeditionary
force, OS per cent complete to date,
was made public today by the war
department. The totals for all divis
ion exclusive of the two regiments
of marines In the 2nd division are: y
Killed In action, 27.7G2.
Died or wounds, 1 1,390.
Missing in action, 14,049. '
'Prisoner, 2785.
(Jrand total of major casualties.
f.O.i
92.
Los of Regulars
The figures for euch of the thirty
combat divisions Included show the
following totals of major casualties:
First (regulars), 5248: Second
(regulars I, 2965; Third (regulars).
3517; Fourth (regulars), 3986;
Fifth (regulars), 2504; Sixth (regu
lara), 122: Seventh (regulars), 326.
Xxttlonul (mini lsse
2Cth (New England National
Guard). 2864; 27th (New York Nat
ional Guard), 2194; 28th (Pennsyl
vania National Guard), 3890; 29th
(New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware and District of Columbia
National Guurd), 1117; 30th (Ten
nessee. North Carolina and South
Carolina National Guard). 1772;
32nd (Michigan nd Wisconsin Nat
ional Guard. 3213; 33rd (Illinois
'National Guard), . 1171; 35th
(Missouri and Kansas National
Guard), 869; 37th (Ohio and West
Virginia National Guard), 1250.
Xnthmnl Acniy Ixwsc
42nd (.Rainbow), ' 2950: . 77th
(New York Metropolitan National
Army)-, 2692; 78th (New York and
Northern Pennsylvania National
Army), 1825: 79th (Southern Penn
sylvania National Army), 23S9; 80tU
(New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware and District of Columbia
National Army), 1355; 81st (Ten
nessee, North Carolina and South
Carolina 'National Army), 370; 82nd
(Georgia, Alabama and Florida Nat
ional Army), 1592; 88th (Minnesota,
Iowa, Nebraska. North Dakota and
South Dakota National Army), 66;
89th (Kansas, Missouri and Colorado
National Army), 1525; 90th tTexas,
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
National Army), 1585; 91st (Wash
ington. Oregon, California. Nevada,
Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming)
02; 92nd (National Army negroes)
211; 93rd (National Army negroes).
489
BY GOVERNOR IN
SALF.M, Feb. 1. Up to noon today
eight bills had been signed bv Gov
ernor Withveoiube and filed with Sec
retary of State Oleott. '" .
Thev aro ns follows:
Soldiers and sailors commission
bill.. now effective.
Measure appropriating oo2,Ja to
meet deficiency appropriations ot the
emergency board. Kmorgencv clause
attached.
Mensuro appropriating $2o.000 to
pnv per diem and traveling expenses
of 'members of the legislature and
salaries of clerks mid stenographers.
Emergency cltinse uttaehed.
Hill empowering cities and towns
without consent of property owners
affected, to annex propertv that hhs
been or will he surrounded bv the
eitv limits, Mensuro has- particular
application to Portland.
Two bills bv Seuntor Baldwin ploc
ing slute bank members of the Fed
eral Reserve system on the siuue foot
ing ns national bunk members.
Measure empowering tho state
highway cominisison to sell obsolete
or worn out machinery.
Measure extending the power of
enrnent domain for county courts and
tho highway commission so that use
mav be made of propertv before com
pletion, of condemnation proceedings,
ATTORNEY GENERAL
SICK FROM INFLUENZA
SALEM, Feb. 1 Allornov General
Ilrown, Mrs. llrown and .their two1
daughters. F.lainc-nnd Murjorie. are
still confined to their homo here with
influenza. ' Reports today are that.
thov are showing improvement,
Army in
In killed In action tho First Regu
lar division leads the list with 2303.
Other divisions with more than one
thousand killed In action, stand In I
the following order
Third. 1901; 42nd, 1702; 32nd
1694; 28th, 1544; 4th, 1500; 26th
1388; 2nd, 1383; 27th, 1302; 77th
1275 and 30th, 1084.
The only division to lose more
than one thousand men died of
wounds waa the First, with ' 1050.
Only three divisions had more than
one thousand missing in action, the
First, with 1 789, the 28th, with, 117.4
and the 79th with 142.
The heaviest losses In prisoners
was the 28th division with 6 91 men
taken by the enemy. The 26th was
second with 354 taken prisoner and
the 77tb, third with 336.
Ixissex of Iteglnients
Tables showing losses by regiments
place the four Infantry regiments of
tho First division as heaviest suffer
irui. Ilivutuu Ha uw.iqat nuu-
1th from 1150 to 1264 maJor
ers
casualties each. These regiments
are the lGth, 18th, 26th and 28th
Regulars. Figures for the Fifth and
Sixth (Marine) regiments in this di
vision are not given.
Among the National Guard divis
ions the heaviest regimental losses
recorded are for the 110th infantry
of the 28th division, 1142 men, while
tho losses of the 109th infantry of
the same division stand second at
1112. Next Is the 102nd infantry of
the 26th division with a total ot 988
anrf .1, a fourth tfi the l'5th Infantry!
ot the 42nd. with 879. . . ...
In the Nntionul Armv divisions, the
regimental losses of the 31Cth In-
fanrv. 7!)th division, were the heav
iest. totallinsr 800.
Totals of Prisoners
Two. tables of prisoners taken bv
the enemv-, one prepared by the
American Red Cross and the other bv
the adjutant generals office, were
given out. Both show much larger
totals than the announced list of
known missing in action correspond
inelv decreased bv checking. The Red
Cross total is 5,243 including 4.8oi
military prisoners. The ndnit.mt gen
eral reported 5.401 of which 4,916
were uiilitarv prisoners.
The adjutant general's record
shows 4,800 prisoners have been re-
leu Jed - and 118 died in captivity.
Practically all prisoners now arc out
I of Germnnv,
OVER A MIL
I
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. Demobil
ization of the nrniv passed the million
murk during the past week. General
March announced todav, with bl.J.1
officers and Ho2,4.11 men nctuallv
discbuvged. Of the officers mustered
out. 2.444 were on duty in Washin:
ton.
The demobilization has proceeded
to such a point that general officers
nre being tlisclinrgcd irom mo wur
organization. General March an
nonnced tho honorable discharge of
33 generals, all except four ot them
hems' regulars who return to then-
rank in the regular establishment,
The Nntionul Guard ottiecrs or-
dered mustered out nre Brigadier
Generals Charles X. Zimmerman, who
commanded the 73rd mtnntrv brig
ado. Roy Hoffman, who was tempor
arily in command of the i)3nd divis
ion .and LeRov S. Sweetzer, Brigadier
General John A. Johnston, a former
rcirular unpointed from civil life, is
the fourth to be discharged.
The total number of men ordered
for early discharge has reached 1,
390,000, including 153,000 returning
from overseas.
ROMiE, Feb. 1 Popo Bene "f has
promoted Mpnslgnor Austin Dowllng,
bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, to metro
politan ot the diocese of St. Paul,
'Mirin.,'ln RUcoesfllnn tn the late Arch
bishop John Ireland
Predictions
Tonight inn! tomorrow)
fr'ulr.
NO. 2G6
Allies to Make Start Towards Actual
Peace Treaty Bv Inserting Elemen
tary Terms of Conditions to Ger
man Commission on February 17
Desire to Hasten Troops Home.
PARIS, Feb. !. (Bv the Asso
ciated Press.) Preliminary peuco
terms urobablv will be presented to
Germany along with conditions lor n.
further Tcncwal ot the nnnistice tnw
month, if present plans nre not de
ranged. Recognizing the need for n
return of the world to a normul pence
time basis, the nation's associated
against Germany ore considering -making
a start toward the notual
trentv bv insertintr some of tho
elementary terms, into the conditions
whirh would be submitted to tne
German armistiee commission on Fob- .
AO VU. :
This decision is reflected also in .
the examination now under way iff
determine what Amevienn troop it .
will be necessary to leave in occupied
territory. The plan is to get them
nil out as soon as it seems advisablo
and it hns been thought that a start
. . ... , , j 41.
might well be made m laying down ti e .
terms ul peuee. owu,c wi........
hiii-n been closelv studying the situa
tion believe that the armistice itstlf
might well be developed into a pence
treaty iust as they think a societv ol
nations might be developed out of tho
deliberations of the peace conference.
Hriwifipnr. nson is khukii w
examined this view and contemplated
its possibilities.
Colonial Plans
No official statement of the detail .
nt the "comoromise rjlun" for the gov-
.mmcnt t' tb former German dolon-
I ies bv mandatories has been tfiotrer"
but it is understood .that tne use oi
the, word "colonics; in oiiicmi suue-
ments uoes not mint me seuiw m .
plan to form German territory. , Jt
n-ny also opplv to stich territories as
Mesopotamia, Armenia and Pulestino.
Chinese and ' Japanese claims to
Tsing-Tao, it is understood will be
left for aduistment to the League ot
Nations, and it is also believed that
' d ;,. Drevail ns to T)nl-
matia and Albania, over which Italy
and Jugo-Slnvm are nt odds.
The nresent nrogram contemplates
the hastening of the League of Na
tions plan bv the committee having it.
in charge so that a report mav be
made before President Wilson's de
parture. The secretariat has chnng- -.
ed the name of this body to "the
nnmnficlnn nn tho StoCIPtV of Na
tions.i in ueference to the wishes ot
a number of delegates who regarded
the use of the word "League" as in
dicating an alliance of offensive and
defensive purposes.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. . 1. General '
Pershing In an official telegram to
Secretary Baker today characterized
the sensational reports In French
newspapers of assaults and burglar-
les having been committed In -Paris
by American soldiers as gross exag
geratlons. ' " . ; v -
The number of crimes committed;
br American soldiers, he auld, was
almost negligible considering tho
large number of men In the vicinity.
He recommended that a full refuta
tion of the charges be put before the
American public.
Since the conclusion ot the nrmls-
tice, tho report added, Paris has or
fpred attraction to men mischievous-
PEACETERMSGO
WITH RENEWAL
OF ARMISTICE
1- and criminally Inclined, and this .
has resulted In minor disturbances,
but the American military police or
ganization Is excellent and disorders
are kept at a minimum.
PEOPLE OF VIENNA
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LONDON, Feb, 1. -Serious distur
bances have occurred : at . Vienna,
thousands of unemployed, incited by
violent speeches to imitate the people
of Budapest and refuse to pay rent,
paraded thru the street, according
to a dispatch to tho Exchange Tele
graph. Tho paraders marched to tho
Roichsrat building, pillaging shops
on the way, but, were finally.: dis
persed by tho police, who made a
number of arrosts,